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UAE appoints oil company boss as president of the COP28 climate conference, alarming climate groups

CNN · Sana Noor Haq, Teele Rebane · last updated

The United Arab Emirates has appointed the head of one of the world’s largest oil producers to preside over the UN COP28 summit, in a move activists warned could thwart key negotiations between world leaders at this year’s global climate conference.

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The 28th Conference of the Parties on climate change is planned for Nov. 30 through Dec. 12, 2023, in Dubai.

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